Statistical Bulletin Transport Series: Trn / 2013 /2: Transport and Travel in Scotland 2012

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland National Statistics

ISBN 978 1 908181 55 8

ISSN 1351 3869

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Contents

1. Main Points

2. Background

3. Motor vehicles, traffic and driving

4. Public transport, ferries and aviation

5. Walking and Cycling

6. Travel to work and school

7. Access to services

8. Freight

9. List of Data Sources

Appendix A Scottish Household Survey - Background Information

Scottish Gorvernment Statistician Group

Summary Tables

Table S1 Summary of Transport in Scotland

Table S2 Summary of Transport in Scotland - index numbers

Table S3 Summary of Scottish Household Survey results

Table S4 Summary of cross-border transport

Table SGB1 Comparisons of Scotland and Great Britain (or the UK) - numbers

Table SGB2 Comparisons of Scotland and Great Britain (or UK) - index numbers

Table SGB3 Comparisons of Scotland and Great Britain (or UK) - relative to the population

Table H1 Summary of passenger traffic

Table H2a Summary of freight traffic - freight lifted

Table H2b Summary of freight traffic - freight moved

Table H3 Traffic estimates

Table H4 Other vehicle related statistics

Time Series

Table S3 Employed adults place of work

Table S3 Employed adults not working from home - usual method of travel to work - by mode

Table S3 Pupils in full time-time education at school - usual method of travel to school

Table S3 Households with cars and bicycles available for private use

Table S3 People aged 17 or over - frequency of driving

Table 1 People aged 17 or over - those who hold full drivers license

Table 2 Amount spent on fuel in the past month

Table 3 Frequency of walking in previous 7 days - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table S3 Households' bus facilities

Table S3 Frequency of using local bus and train services in past month

Table 4 Adults views on satisfaction of public transport

Table 5 Possession of a concessionary fare pass

Table 6 Adults with limited mobility - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Travel to Work

Table 7 Employed adults not working from home - usual method of travel to work - by gender, age, earnings etc.

Table 8 Traffic congestion

Table 9 Journeys carried out on way to/from work - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 10 How random adult travelled to work a year ago by main mode of travel

Table 11 Car sharing journeys to work

Table 12 Whether workplace has a travel plan - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 13 Employed adults method of travel to work and whether they could use public Transport - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 14 Reasons why public transport cannot be used when travelling to work - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Travel to School

Table 15 School children in full time education - usual method of travel to school

Table 16 Reasons for transport choice to schoolchildren's full time education establishment

Table 17 Reasons why public transport is not used by school children

Driving, Walking & Access to Cars & Bicycles

Table 18a Households with bicycles available for private use

Table 18b Households with cars available for private use

Table 19 People ages 17 or over that hold a full drivers licence by gender, age, earnings etc.

Table 20 People ages 17+ frequency of driving

Table 21 Part driving/parking journeys

Table 22 Mode of transport used in conjunction with driving by where parked

Table 23 Concerns with traffic growth - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 24 Incidents of road rage directed at respondents in past year - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 25 Frequency of walking in previous 7 days by gender, age, earnings etc - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 26 Reasons why do not cycle to work and why do not have a bicycle

Public Transport

Table 27 Households' public transport availability - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 28 Adults use of local bus and train services in the past month

Table 29 Adults (16+) who have used the bus in the previous month, views on their local bus services

Table 30 Adults (16+) who have used the train in the previous month, views on their local train services

Table 31 Possession of a concessionary fare pass for all adults aged 16+

Table 32 Possession of a concessionary fare pass for all adults aged 60+

Access to Services

Table 33 Access to services that respondents thought were very or fairly convenient

Table 34 How adults normally travel to a doctors surgery - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 35 How adults normally travel to a hospital outpatients department- not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Table 36 How adults normally travel to a dentist - not updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table

Sampling Variability

Table 37 95% confident limits for estimates, based on SHS sub-sample sizes

Charts

Figure 1 Vehicles licensed

Figure 2 New registrations of vehicles

Figure 3 Vehicles licensed per 100 population

Figure 4 Traffic (vehicle kilometres)

Figure 5 Adults (aged 17+) with a full driving licence by gender, 2012

Figure 6 Household car access by year, 2001 - 2012

Figure 7 Household car access by annual net household income, 2012

Figure 8 Where parked last time used part driving/parking, 2008-2012

Figure 9 Mode of transport used to complete part driving/parking journey, 2008-2012

Figure 10 Reported road accident casualties

Figure 11 Possession and use of concessionary fare pass, 2012

Figure 12 Adults who have used a bus or train in the past month, 2012

Figure 13 Passenger numbers: local bus and rail

Figure 14 Passenger numbers per head of population: local bus and rail

Figure 15 Passenger numbers: rail, air and ferry (selected services)

Figure 16 Passenger numbers per head of population: rail and air

Figure 17 Main method of travel to work by annual net household income, 2012

Figure 18 Respondents who felt that public transport was very or fairly convenient to access, 2012

Figure 19 Freight lifted: road and coastwise shipping

Figure 20 Freight lifted: coastwise shipping, pipelines, inland waterway and rail


Published Date 28 Aug 2013 Type Mode of transport